For the Defense (1922 film)
For the Defense | |
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Directed by | Paul Powell |
Written by | Beulah Marie Dix |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | Ethel Clayton ZaSu Pitts |
Cinematography | Hal Rosson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
For the Defense is a 1922 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] It is based on the Broadway play, For the Defense, by Elmer Rice.[2] Ethel Clayton is the star of the film. Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print was discovered in the Netherlands by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands (or Nederlands Filmmuseum).[3][4]
Cast
- Ethel Clayton – Anne Woodstock
- Vernon Steele – Christopher Armstrong
- ZaSu Pitts – Jennie Dunn
- Bertram Grassby – Dr. Joseph Kasimir
- Mayme Kelso – Smith (*as Maym Kelso)
- Sylvia Ashton – Signora Bartoni
- Mabel Van Buren – cousin Selma
References
External links
- For the Defense at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie